Wednesday, February 18, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 February 2009
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 18 February 2009
Academic Research
This International Business Research Outlet is updated by the department of International Business at EAFIT University (Medellin, Colombia) http://internationalbusinessresearchoutlet.blogspot.com/ IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor) http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers Recent studies include --- 3995 Optimal Bandwidth Choice for the Regression Discontinuity Estimator 3994 Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country 3993 Workplace Disability Diversity and Job-Related Well-Being in Britain: A WERS2004 Based Analysis 3992 Job Durations with Worker and Firm Specific Effects: MCMC Estimation with Longitudinal Employer-Employee Data 3991 Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment 3990 Sentence Reductions and Recidivism: Lessons from the Bastille Day Quasi Experiment 3989 External Validation of the Use of Vignettes in Cross-Country Health Studies 3988 Why Praise Inequality? Public Good Provision, Income Distribution and Social Welfare 3987 The Economics of Discrimination: Evidence from Basketball (forthcoming in: Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics) 3986 Following in Your Parents' Footsteps? Empirical Analysis of Matched Parent-Offspring Test Scores 3985 Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion (forthcoming in: Journal of the European Economic Association)
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 18 February 2009
Academic Research
- International Business Research Outlet
- This BLOG is devoted to posting CALL for PAPERS announcements that relate to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS issues and concerns in a research context.
- Recent examples include --
- Call for Papers: Economics and Management of Networks
- < http://internationalbusinessresearchoutlet.blogspot.com/2009/02/call-for-papers-economics-and.html >
- Call for Papers: International Business and Economic Geography; The Multinational in Geographical Space
- < http://internationalbusinessresearchoutlet.blogspot.com/2009/02/call-for-papers-international-business.html >
- Call for Papers: Involving Indigenous and Minority Peoples in Internationalization
- < http://internationalbusinessresearchoutlet.blogspot.com/2009/02/call-for-papers-involving-indigenous.html >
- Call for Papers: Cross-Cultural Competence and Management: Knowledge Migration,
- < http://internationalbusinessresearchoutlet.blogspot.com/2009/02/call-for-papers-cross-cultural.html >
- Call for Papers: Understanding Organizations in Complex, Uncertain and Emergent Environments
- < http://internationalbusinessresearchoutlet.blogspot.com/2009/02/call-for-papers-understanding.html >
- Recent examples include --
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Governance of the Extractive Industries in Africa: Survey of donor-funded assistance [9 February 2009]
- http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Strauss%20brochure.pdf
- [full-text, 54pages]
- Press Release
- ADB Sanctioned 41 Firms and 38 Individuals in 2008 Due to Corruption [16 February 2009]
- http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2009/12794-adb-corruption-reports/default.asp
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Office of the Auditor General
- Report to the President
- INTEGRITY DIVISION
- 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Anticorruption/OAGI-Annual-Report-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 67 pages]
- OECD
- Policy Brief
- The Global Competition for Talent [9 February 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/38/46/42117001.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- OECD.StatExtracts [DATABASE]
- http://stats.oecd.org/WBOS/index.aspx
- This source is always being updated and improved. Currently researchers, policy-makers, and other interested parties should --
- SELECT a dataset in the left-hand menu.
- CREATE and customize your table by clicking on "current data selection".
- RESHAPE your table using "pivot dimensions" to move rows and columns.
- TAKE AWAY the data to Excel or CSV, print your query or save it for later use.
- OECD
- COUNTRY STATISTICAL PROFILES 2008
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=CSP2008
- World Bank
- VULNERABLE COUNTRIES BRIEF--
- The Global Economic Crisis: Assessing Vulnerability with a Poverty Lens
[12 February 2009]- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/NEWS/Resources/WBGVulnerableCountriesBrief.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- See Press Release 12 February 2009
- Crisis Hitting Poor Hard in Developing World, World Bank says
- Ahead of G7 meeting, research highlights growing risks to the poor
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22067892~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Governance of the Extractive Industries in Africa: Survey of donor-funded assistance [9 February 2009]
- BLS: Notice about wage data for flight attendants and airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers [12 February 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/oespilotnotice.htm
- BLS: The Editor's Desk (TED)
- Quits as a percentage of separations, December 2008 [11 February 2009]
- www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/feb/wk2/art03.htm
- Congressional Budget Offfice (CBO)
- [Cost estimate for the conference agreement for H.R. 1]
- H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- February 13, 2009
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9989&type=1
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- CBO TESTIMONY
- Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director
- Expanding Health Insurance Coverage and Controlling Costs for Health Care
- before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate
- February 10, 2009
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9982/02-09-HealthVolumes_Testimony.htm
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9982&type=1
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
- GUIDE TO RIGHTS FOR THE DISABLED [February 2009]
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/press/shortdisabilityrights09.htm
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- After-School Programs in Public Elementary Schools [10 February 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009043
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009043.pdf
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2009 [13 February 2009]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- NCHS Data Brief ¦ No. 13 ¦ February 2009
- Role of International Medical Graduates Providing Office-based Medical Care: United States, 20052006
[February 2009]- Esther Hing, M.P.H., and Susan Lin, Dr.P.H.
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db13.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
- Union Reports and Constitutions and Bylaws
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/olms/regs/compliance/rrlo/lmrda.htm#1
- * < http://kcerds.dol-esa.gov/query/getOrgQry.do> Union Search- find specific labor organizations to view their annual financial report (LM-2, LM-3, or LM-4) and Constitutions and Bylaws.
- * < http://kcerds.dol-esa.gov/query/getPayerPayeeQry.do> Payer/Payee Search- find information about payers and payees and generate user-defined reports.
- * < http://kcerds.dol-esa.gov/query/getOfficerEmployeeQry.do> Officer/Employee Search- find information about officers and employees and generate user-defined reports.
- * < http://kcerds.dol-esa.gov/query/getYearlyData.do> Download Yearly Data- download raw data in pipe delimited format of union and financial information as reported for public disclosure under provisions of the LMRDA.
- To find UNION CONSTITUTIONS, go to Union Search at http://kcerds.dol-esa.gov/query/getOrgQry.do
- Go to the pull-down menu under UNION NAME (for example: SAG-SCREEN ACTORS) Then click on the SUBMIT button.
- Click on the underlined link below Affiliation/Organization Name column for the Organization Name to see a list of available reports and attachments (including constitutions and bylaws) for that organization.
- In other words, click on SCREEN ACTORS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. Full-text PDFs will appear for the CONSTITUTION after scrolling down to the bottom of the page that appears.
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- THE SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY 2008: A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT [12 February 2009]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sb_econ2008.pdf
- [full-text, 413 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs340.pdf
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/oespilotnotice.htm
- American Public Media produced by Homelands Productions - http://homelands.org/
- MARKETPLACE (Radio & Website)
- [NOTE: The following series is appropriately used for teaching in high schools and colleges; training and development in industry; and for general policy discussions].
- WORKING [profiles of single workers in the global economy]
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/
- For Valentines Day--
- Hang Nga
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/marriagebroker.html
- Deloitte
- The Top Ten Myths of Human Capital Due Diligence
- http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/us_consulting_hc_DueDiligenceMyths_131207.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- UNION VIEW #12
- Costa Rica: Helping migrants organise [December 2008]
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2647
- or
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/VS_Costa_Rica_EN.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- UNION VIEW #11
- Sri Lanka: Trade Unions [October 2008]
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2498
- or
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/VS_Sri_lanka_EN.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- UNION VIEW #10
- Union View: Chad [June 2008]
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2256
- or
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/VS_Tchad_EN.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- HR POLICY ASSOCIATION
- POLICY ISSUES (as of 13 February 2009)
- http://www.hrpolicy.org/policy_index.aspx
- Mercer
- Press Release
- More US employers freeze salaries or trim planned 2009 pay increases as pessimistic economic outlook [12 February 2009]
- http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?siteLanguage=100&idContent=1336120
- WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
- A Survey Brief by WorldatWork
- Data collected by The Dieringer Research Group Inc.
- February 2009
- Telework Trendlines 2009
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=31115
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- MARKETPLACE (Radio & Website)
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- R40195
- The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools
- February 05, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80377
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- ILO--Social Dialogue, Labour Law, and Labour Administration
- Termination of Employment Legislation Digest
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/index.htm
- Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm
- Comparative Tables
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/tables.htm
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm
- R40195
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES December 2008 [11 February 2009]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad1208.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad1208.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/xls/trad1208.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad1208_fax.pdf
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008 AND ANNUAL TOTALS FOR 2008 [13 February 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- BLS: MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES IN 2008 [11 February 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- OECD
- OECD System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes - Updated: February 2009 [13 February 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,3343,en_2649_33715_42154836_1_1_1_1,00.html
- OECD unit labour costs accelerated in third quarter of 2008 [13 February 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/25/42167246.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad1208.htm
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- U.S. Economy and Financial Markets [in CHARTS] [11 February 2009]
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/national_economy/nationalindicators.html
- or
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/directors_charts/econ_fin.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- U.S. Economy and Financial Markets [in CHARTS] [11 February 2009]
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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